Read More

While the protest is supported by the Bristol Green Party, local Tory leader, Mark Weston, and Lib Dem leader, Gary Hopkins, claim it is simply a way for Mr Rees to appease anti-austerity campaigners while pushing through the very cuts he is protesting against.

Children protesting in an educations cuts rally in Bristol earlier this year

Mr Hopkins said: “This protest is a distraction from what Marvin Rees is actually doing. We think it is ridiculous that the Mayor is leading a protest against the actions he is carrying out.

“He needs to focus on getting his own house in order first.”

The Knowle councillor believes Mr Rees is not using the council’s existing budget effectively and said that better solutions to library cuts and scrapping council tax support could be found.